ELS Recruitment - Accounting Professionals are proud to be exclusively partnered with a leading and well know charity on the Herts/Beds boarder. The role of Finance Assistant supports two Accountants and takes primary responsibility for the Purchase Ledger function. The position is being recruited on a part-time basis 25-30 hours a week, based on-site in beautiful surroundings. Days & times worked are flexible. Purpose of the Job Accounting, purchase ledger, administration support to the finance team. General support to the needs and demands of the Trust finance related functions and projects. Responsibilities Taking care of administrative tasks, such as correspondence, filing dealing with daily post Be the first point of contact for accounts payable including staff and volunteers expenses and assist with accounts receivables process Maintaining accurate and detailed customer and vendor records and creating new customer and vendor accounts where necessary Building a good relationship with internal and external stakeholders and providing the accounts team with relevant information Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations Collecting monthly direct debits and preparing supplier payment runs Preparing and entering journals into the system Supporting the preparation of management accounts and month-end duties Reconcile accounts at regular intervals; reporting discrepancies, mistakes or potential fraud to senior management in time including supplier statement reconciliations Assisting in annual audit exercise Assist in any ad hoc projects required Personal Responsibilities Demonstrate personal integrity in all day-to-day interactions with colleagues, working as a positive influence and role model, acting with professionalism and tackling challenges in a pragmatic, good humoured and collaborative manner to bring staff and volunteers along with changes and developments. An excellent work ethic, organisational and time-management skills to ensure deliverables. Computer literacy and a working knowledge of accounting packages and other relevant applications, such as spreadsheets Solid understanding of financial systems and processes Strong analytical skills to evaluate financial data and make recommendations The ability to function well in a team, as they need to provide support as needed